Hoyt & Roberts, comps. Hoyts New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations. 1922.
October
October turned my maples leaves to gold; The most are gone now; here and there one lingers; Soon these will slip from out the twigs weak hold, Like coins between a dying misers fingers. T. B. AldrichMaple Leaves.
The sweet calm sunshine of October, now Warms the low spot; upon its grassy mould The purple oak-leaf falls; the birchen bough Drops its bright spoil like arrow-heads of gold. BryantOctober. (1866).
There is something in October sets the gypsy blood astir: We must rise and follow her, When from every hill of flame She calls, and calls each vagabond by name. Bliss CarmanVagabond Song.
Is it the shrewd October wind Brings the tears into her eyes? Does it blow so strong that she must fetch Her breath in sudden sighs? W. D. HowellsGone.
No clouds are in the morning sky, The vapors hug the stream, Who says that life and love can die In all this northern gleam? At every turn the maples burn, The quail is whistling free, The partridge whirs, and the frosted burs Are dropping for you and me. Ho! hillyho! heigh O! Hillyho! In the clear October morning. E. C. StedmanAutumn Song.